THE AGE OF ADDICTION How Bad Habits Became Big Business DAVID T. COURTWRIGHT                             THE BELKNAP PRESS OF HARVARD UNIVERSITY PRESS CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS LONDON, ENGLAND 2019  […]

 OPIUM’S LONG SHADOW Opium’s Long Shadow From Asian Revolt to Global Drug Control Ï steffen rimner ̋                              Cambridge, Massachusetts London, England 2018 Copyright © 2018 […]

Dr Taru Jindal was sent to Bihar to train rural doctors in modern childbirth practices; she ended up transforming the community and herself. As part of a project sponsored by the Bill Gates Foundation, a young gynaecologist gets posted at the Motihari district hospital, Patna, where her job is to train the doctors in improved […]

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  WATCH SERIES Medico Legal Case in PSYCHIATRY    Case of death due to sudden cardio-respiratory arrest while being treated for schizophrenia (Source: Sow.Induma Krishnarao … vs Dr.UlhasBendale, on 30 October, 2009. Available at: h ps://indiankanoon.org/doc/137673866/. Accessed on: September 27, 2019). Summary The present case was filed by the complainant against the […]

French pilot Ronald Nikson was flying his plane along with his four colleagues & was trying to locate the defence facilities of german army during world war 1. Nikson in order to have the clear views of german defence sites he took risk & lowered his plane.His plane was hit & went in to flames. […]

 Patron & State Co-ordinator, Dr. Bhim S. Pandhi bhimpandhi@gmail.com President Elect Dr. . Arvind Sharma prakash.hospital444@gmail.com Vice President, Zone-I Dr. Raj Kumar Viz drvij.raj@gmail.com Vice President, Zone-II Dr. Hansa Singh drhansasingh@gmail.com Hony. Treasurer Dr. Sanjay Upreti drsanjayupreti@gmail.com No. IMA /UA /2019-20/4135(B)/139(B)/100 Dear Colleague, OPD Date: 19/05/2020 INDIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION UTTARANCHAL STATE BRANCH (Registered under […]

   Edition 1     Department of Psychiatry Institute of Medical Sciences Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi    Copyright All rights reserved. The concept,the contents, print & publication, in all its formats (hard copy & soft copy version) are copyright properties of Department of Psychiatry Institute of Medical Sciences Banaras […]

May 20, 2020: Vol 20 No 66 COVID-19 has devastated certain countries, such as the UK and the USA. COVID-19 seems to have relatively spared other countries, including India, and it is unclear whether lockdown is the only reason for this. In a very important study, Grifoni et al (2020) studied T cell response to […]

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Lilly Diabetes Your journey inspires ours.    Daily Meal Planning Guide When you find out you have diabetes there are so many things to learn! One of the first things you may want to know is – what can I eat? Choosing healthy foods can help you control your blood glucose. A daily […]

COVID-19: Guidelines on disinfection of common public places including offices Scope: This document aims to provide interim guidance about the environmental cleaning decontamination of common public places including offices in areas reporting COVID-19. Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID -19) is an acute respiratory disease caused by a novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), transmitted in most instances through respiratory […]

 Table 1 Antibiotics for people 18 and older with suspected community-acquired pneumonia Empirical treatment Antibiotics and dosage (oral doses are for immediate-release medicines) Oral antibiotics for moderate or severe pneumonia Options include: Doxycycline: 200 mg on first day, then 100 mg once a day Co-amoxiclav: 500 mg/125 mg three times a day with Clarithromycin: […]

Abstract. In view of the emerging COVID‐19 pandemic caused by SARS‐CoV‐2 virus, the search for potential protective and therapeutic antiviral strategies is of particular and urgent interest. Zinc is known to modulate antiviral and antibacterial immunity and regulate in ammatory response. Despite the lack of clinical data, certain indications suggest that modulation of zinc status […]

  Comprehensive Psychiatry (2020), https://doi.org/10.1016/ j.comppsych.2020.152174  How to manage obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) under COVID-19: A clinician’s guide from the International College of Obsessive Compulsive Spectrum Disorders (ICOCS) and the Obsessive-Compulsive Research Network (OCRN) of the European College of Neuro psychopharmacology Comprehensive Psychiatry (2020), https://doi.org/10.1016/ j.comppsych.2020.152174  How to manage obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) under […]

Each virus has its unique pattern of spread, and scientists are starting to get a handle on how the novel coronavirus behaves. This understanding is making it possible to rank the risks of different activities from high to low to trivial. The most informative studies show how the disease is spreading in the real world […]

COVID-19 Protection: N95 mask or respirators can be harmful to certain individuals with breathing problems and heart issues and also long term usage of these mask can also lead to serious medical conditions. Unlike surgical mask, N95 mask or respirators an actually cut of oxygen supply by up to 20 percent coupled with the fact […]

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 YOUR Plan of Action TO BE FIT, FINE & HEALTHY LIFE-LONG   Continuously living in the hormones of stress, fear and anxiety will just invite more diseases. Instead let us start living with more awareness and right knowledge.  IMMUNITY BOOSTING FOODS  DRUMSTICKS – Drumstick is one of the superfoods which helps […]

Finally something smart about this: “Dr. FAHEM YUNUS, Head of the Infectious Disease Clinic – University of Maryland USA: “1-We’ll live with C19 for months… Let’s not deny or panic. Let’s not make our lives useless. Let’s learn to be happy and live with this fact. 2-The virus won’t reduce its effect in summer. It’s […]

1. Background Ministry of Health & Family Welfare Directorate General of Health Services (EMR Division) The health care personnel working in hospitals are at increased risk of acquiring the COVID-19 disease, if there is a breach in the personal protection while managing patients. The health-work force is a valuable and scarce resource. Large number of […]

Rajasdeshpande RajasDeshpande 1 week ago  © Dr. Rajas Deshpande Have you ever spoken with a doctor, a judge, a police, minister or an an IAS officer in their office? Almost every common man has had almost a similar experience: an arrogant air of authority, hidden hints of superiority and a subtle dose of “I […]

April 9, 2020 The age affected structure doesn’t fit with pandemic theory Carl  Heneghan,  Tom Jefferson “It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts.” ― Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Sherlock Holmes Pandemic, as the definition goes, is […]

      Rakesh Jain, MD, MPH Clinical Professor Department of Psychiatry Texas Tech Health Sciences Center, School of Medicine Midland, Texas Recent Evidence for Treatment Augmentation With Second-Generation Antipsychotics in Major Depressive Disorder Supported by an educational grant from Otsuka and Lundbeck Alliance          ●Please feel free […]

       https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-2334-5    Received: 12 March 2020 Accepted: 6 May 2020 Accelerated Article Preview Published online 14 May 2020 Cite this article as: Sit, T. H.C. et al. Infection of dogs with SARS-CoV-2. Nature https://doi. org/10.1038/s41586-020-2334-5 (2020). Thomas H. C. Sit, Christopher J. Brackman, Sin Ming Ip, […]

Dr. Joseph Fair, a virologist and epidemiologist who has been hospitalized with the coronavirus despite being in good health and taking precautions, said Thursday that he believes he contracted the virus through his eyes on a crowded flight. Fair, 42, an NBC News contributor who has responded to multiple outbreaks around the world, got sick […]

I didn’t know the lingo then, but my grandmother was already deep into a process scientists call retrogenesis, a cognitive return to birth. Shameful to admit: in my naïve and selfish twelve-year-old eyes, this could sometimes feel like a positive development. Nana cackled gleefully at my juvenile jokes, spent hours watching me play video games, and […]

by Bindu Krishnan I saw this post that my dear friend Anu had shared on her FB timeline and I immediately wanted to share it with all my blog readers because this is just what we need – a different perspective !!. For the past 60 odd days, the world is locked down to varying […]

There are currently no drugs licensed for the treatment or prevention of COVID-19 While several drug trials are ongoing, there is currently no proof that hydroxychloroquine or any other drug can cure or prevent COVID-19. The misuse of hydroxychloroquine can cause serious side effects and illness and even lead to death. WHO is coordinating efforts […]